Mako Ng
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Mako Ng12/05/2015
MOFs with Curtin University in Australia
Our third year CSCT student Jessica Bristow undertook a six week internship at Curtin University in Perth, Australia. Here’s what she had to say about her experience: Developing computational methods to resolve structural and materials properties of MOFs (Metal-Organic Frameworks)...
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Mako Ng08/05/2015
Birthday talk on solid-state materials in New Zealand
Our third year CSCT student, Jessica Bristow gave a talk on her research at a conference in New Zealand where she also won a $200 Amazon voucher as a prize. Here is how she got on. Advanced materials and nanotechnology 7 was...
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Mako Ng07/05/2015
Biomaterials with University of São Paulo in Brazil
Our third year CSCT student Marcus Johns undertook a three month internship at University of São Paulo, one of our partners in Brazil. Here’s what he had to say about his experience: Improving the bio-functionality of cellulose in order to use...
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Mako Ng10/04/2015
Plastics from corn
Our third year CSCT student, Paul McKeown took part in the Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition held at University of Bath. The competition challenges doctoral candidates to present a compelling spoken presentation on their research topic and its significance to...
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Mako Ng25/03/2015
We live in a world of waste.
Our third year CSCT student, Chris Davey took part in the Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition held at University of Bath. The competition challenges doctoral candidates to present a compelling spoken presentation on their research topic and its significance to a...
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Mako Ng20/03/2015
Meet the Engineers: Secondary school event in Dorchester
Four of our students, Jemma Rowlandson, Jon Chouler, Jon Wagner and Leighton Holyfield, attended the ‘Meet the Engineer’ event, at the Thomas Hardye School in Dorchester. The event takes place every two years and is aimed at Years 8 – 10 (ages 12...
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Mako Ng01/10/2014
Conference Report: 2014 IChemE Applied Catalysis and Reaction Engineering
On 17th – 18th Sept 2014, CSCT students Tamsin Bell and Emma Sackville attended the 2014 IChemE Applied Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Conference in Cambridge. This report was written by Emma. A few weeks ago, Tami and I attended the Applied Catalysis...
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Mako Ng23/06/2014
Primary School Science Day in Trowbridge
On Friday 20 June 2014, four second-year students (Robert Chapman, Sarah Kirk, Mako Ng and Joe Thompson) took part in a Science Day at St John's Catholic Primary School in Trowbridge. This post was contributed by 2nd-year research students Joe...
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Mako Ng29/05/2014
Internship report: Lisa Sargeant, Almac, Northern Ireland
Lisa Sargeant, final year DTC student, undertook a one month internship way back in Janurary at Almac in Northern Ireland. Here’s what she had to say about her experiences: Taking experiments from the millilitre scale to the litre scale can...
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Mako Ng28/04/2014
Conference report: RSC Solid State Group Easter Meeting 2014
The RSC Solid State Group Easter Meeting was organised by Professor Aron Walsh (University of Bath) and Dr David Scanlon (UCL) and was held at the Kavli Royal Society International Centre in Chicheley between 14-16 April 2014. This post was...